{"title":"Labour Market Arrangements and Competition Law in Australia: Time for Change?","authors":"Rhonda L. Smith","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>As part of an ongoing review of Australia's</i> Competition and Consumer Act <i>(CCA) by Treasury, consideration is being given to removing the exemption from that law for conduct related to the labour market. This article considers whether there is sufficient justification to do so and, if so, how such conduct should be assessed under the CCA. No-poach agreements are cartel conduct and other restrictive agreements may substantially lessen competition in labour markets. Nevertheless, in some circumstances there are legitimate reasons for some of these arrangements. Some suggestions are made as to how restrictive labour arrangements could be addressed by competition law</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 4","pages":"432-440"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12571","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143248230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Financial Structure Matter for Economic Growth? New Evidence from China","authors":"Guangdong Xu, Binwei Gui, Shudan Xu","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12570","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following the methodology of Beck et al. in 2001 and Levine in 2002, three relative indicators are constructed to measure China's financial structure at the provincial level and these indicators are applied to explore the current financial structure–economic growth nexus in the Chinese context. The ordinary panel regression model results indicate that different dimensions of financial structure have different growth implications, while the panel threshold regression model results suggest a nonlinear relationship between financial structure and economic growth based on the stage of economic development, the relative importance of the state sector, and the financial structure per se.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 4","pages":"351-383"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143253710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewa Orzechowska-Fischer, Emily Rose, Robert Breunig
{"title":"The Dual Risks of Digital Exclusion and Unaffordability of Telecommunications in Lower-Income Australian Households","authors":"Ewa Orzechowska-Fischer, Emily Rose, Robert Breunig","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12569","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12569","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>We analyse household telecommunications spending in Australia over the period 2006–2021 using Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey data. We find the affordability of telecommunications is improving, and that telecommunications spending behaves like other core necessities, such as food. We find households in which members are not employed, have relatively low education, are elderly, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders or immigrants, speak English poorly, reside alone, or have long-term health conditions are at heightened risk of digital exclusion due to lower spending on telecommunications. Households located in rural areas, with children or with members that work from home are at higher risk of digital exclusion as a consequence of overspending on telecommunications. Overall, the number of people at risk of digital exclusion from inadequate spending or overspending is quite small in Australia. The risks appear to have decreased during COVID-19. Telecommunications is a core necessity but given the small number of people at risk of exclusion, policies addressing affordability should be highly targeted</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 4","pages":"319-350"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12569","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141645628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Programming Style: Suggested Guidelines for Writing Code","authors":"Joe Hirschberg, Jenny Lye","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12567","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12567","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Since computer code has become elemental in current research it has become imperative that code should be written clearly and in good style. A program written in a clear, well-written style is easier to debug and is more useful to those who may want to replicate your work, extend it, speed it up or borrow from it. Clearly, written code is also a useful tool in the training of future researchers. In this paper, we suggest a set of style guidelines and we provide examples of how particular elements of code can be done using the statistical packages Stata, SAS and R. We also present recommendations for how to write code.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 3","pages":"302-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12567","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141383993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicare and Priority Populations: Structural and Place-based Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and LGBTIQ+ Australians","authors":"Karinna Saxby, Mike Stephens","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12561","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12561","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>The past 40 years of Medicare have seen effective policy for reducing income-related inequities in healthcare use. In this article, we describe how past and current Medicare policies have shaped, and continue to shape, healthcare access for other priority populations—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and LGBTIQ+ populations. Drawing on empirical evidence, we also document the importance of structural-, place- and demographic-specific nuance when designing and implementing such policies. We conclude by offering recommendations on how Medicare can strive for better and more equitable access for these priority populations over the next 40 years and beyond</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 2","pages":"149-159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12561","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140965156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Caring for Older Patients: Quality and Efficiency of Australia's Healthcare System","authors":"Jongsay Yong, Ou Yang","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12558","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12558","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With population ageing and increased longevity, Australia faces pressing policy issues on caring for older people. As Medicare turns 40, it is timely to assess how the system has been performing, and what changes are needed to modernise Medicare. This article examines the quality and efficiency of care using hospital administrative data. We find that the current system provides good quality and efficient care for older patients, except for those living in residential aged care homes. These patients receive lower quality care yet stay longer in hospitals. We suggest alternative approaches designed around bundled payments and a single budget holder to provide incentives for integrated team-based care.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 2","pages":"160-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12558","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140971508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jean Spinks, Susan Nancarrow, Sue McAvoy, Lisa Nissen
{"title":"Does Medicare Support Multidisciplinary Teams Working to the Top of Their Ticket?","authors":"Jean Spinks, Susan Nancarrow, Sue McAvoy, Lisa Nissen","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12557","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12557","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The health landscape has changed enormously since the introduction of Medicare 40 years ago. Not only have population health needs changed, the provision of health care has also evolved. A wider range of health practitioners with enhanced skills and competencies are ready and able to provide high-quality primary health care. However, expecting the funding model introduced 40 years ago to be fit for purpose to support this expanded workforce may be unrealistic. Whilst optimising person-centred team care might be the vision, currently missing is the systems thinking approach required to realise the synergistic benefits of health care teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 2","pages":"179-186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12557","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140977928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jane Hall, Kees van Gool, Philip Haywood, Denzil Fiebig
{"title":"Medicare at 40: Are We Showing Our Age?","authors":"Jane Hall, Kees van Gool, Philip Haywood, Denzil Fiebig","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12559","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12559","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>To understand what Medicare aimed to achieve, we need to revisit the medico-politics of the time, and the fear of the spectre of socialised medicine. That determined what could be changed (universal insurance and contributions according to means) and what could not (private medical service provision and fee-for-service). We consider what Medicare has achieved in terms of community acceptance, fairer contributions, affordability at its establishment; and how those aims can be assessed today. While Medicare is undoubtedly a success, there are inflexibilities in its structure that are challenging in ensuring it is fit for the next four decades</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 2","pages":"200-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12559","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140982003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simplifying, Innovating, and Collaborating: Educating the Health Workforce for Medicare's Middle-age","authors":"Tina Brock, Sandra Davidson, Elizabeth Molloy","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12554","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1467-8462.12554","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Australia's Medicare is at a mid-life reflection point. This is not a moment for existential dread or rash actions. Instead, it is a time for age-related improvement. Middle-aged Medicare would benefit from policy that reflects the benefits of subtractive change to reduce its complexity. In addition, policies prioritising the use of data science to enact technologically innovative approaches would improve overall flexibility. Finally, policy can play an important role in strengthening connections between health profession cadres, incentivising them to work together at the top of scope. With education, practice, and policy collaborating, we can enable Medicare's wellbeing for years to come.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"57 2","pages":"193-199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1467-8462.12554","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140979268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}